Pierre Jackson redshirting in Europe?

(Posted on 7/24/13 at 8:58 am)

quote:Pierre Jackson will sign with ASVEL Villeurbanne for the coming season. The rookie was close to moving to Italy in Brindisi but the French team entered in the negotiations and agreed with the player.

The General Manager of Enel Brindisi confirmed the report in an interview to La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno.

Jackson has pick selected in the 2013 NBA Draft and traded to the Pelicans.

Maybe. The benefit of the D League seems to be having a coach you trust work with your guy on specifics. Not a guarantee in Europe, but I would imagine Demps has plenty of contacts in Europe and they will stay in regular contact with him.

quote:The benefit of the D League seems to be having a coach you trust work with your guy on specifics

The Dleague is in a weird place right now. Enough NBA teams have bought their own DLeague team that the remaining 16 or so teams are sharing 3 teams. The team we're assigned to has 5 NBA teams using it.

quote:The Dleague is in a weird place right now. Enough NBA teams have bought their own DLeague team that the remaining 16 or so teams are sharing 3 teams. The team we're assigned to has 5 NBA teams using it.

Well shite. That's a good point. Europe probably is a better landing spot for him.

quote:Ya, I'm a little curious as to why we don't hear about this happening more often. (minus players who were already playing in Europe.) Seems like a win/win.

The new CBA changed the economics of the game and puts a premium on developing cheap talent. I think over time you might start seeing more Brian Robertses and less Roger Mason Jr.s The difference between a rookie on a minimum deal and a grizzled veteran on a minimum deal is about $1 million. If you're a medium level tax team like the Heat, it's a $2 million difference. Don't get me wrong, Mason was very solid last year, better than Roberts,but the primary reason he's on the team is to shoot the 3 and he wasn't that much better than Roberts at that.